| Contact Name | Contact Info | Topics |
| Joseph Ballenger PhD Graduate Research Assistant |
ODU, Center for Quantitative Fisheries Ecology Phone: 757-683-6183 E-mail: jballeng@odu.edu |
1) Sheepshead Population Dynamics in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia |
| Chris Bonzek * Variable availability depending on surveys |
VIMS Phone: 804-684-7291 E-mail: cfb@vims.edu |
1) The Chesapeake Bay Multispecies Monitoring and Assessment Program (ChesMMAP) 2) The Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (NEAMAP) |
| Dr. Dave Gauthier * Limited availability April - May and October - November |
VIMS Phone: 804-684-7908 E-mail: gauthier@vims.edu |
1) Disease in Chesapeake Bay striped bass |
| Dr. John Graves Professor of Marine Science |
VIMS Phone: 804-684-7352 E-mail: graves@vims.edu |
1) Population structure of bluefin tuna 2) Billfishes: the species and population structure 3) Use of pop-up satellite tags to study post-release survival and habitat preference of white marlin and blue marlin 4) Use of molecular genetic techniques for fish identification 5) Domestic and international management of highly migratory species |
| Andrij Z. Horodysky Fisheries Ph.D. student * Not available April and May |
VIMS Phone: 804-684-7522 E-mail: andrij@vims.edu |
1) Vision in Chesapeake Bay gamefish species 2) Hearing in members of the croaker/drum family 3) Pop-up satellite tagging 4) Effects of circle hooks and J hooks on white marlin survival 5) Fly tying (fresh or salt), emulating local prey |
| Jon A. Lucy |
VIMS Phone: 804-684-7166 E-mail: lucy@vims.edu |
1) Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program |
| Dr. Bob Orth Seagrass Biologist Not available April, May, June, October, and November |
VIMS Phone: 804-684-7392 E-mail: jjorth@vims.edu |
1) Seagrass |
| Debra Parthree * Not available Wednesday nights |
VIMS Phone: 804-684-7891 E-mail: parthree@vims.edu |
1) Diet analysis of fish species (X) based on (Y) factors X=Atlantic croaker, striped bass, weakfish, summer flounder, blue catfish, silver perch Y=habitat, month, year, season, fish age, fish size |
| Dr. Wolfgang Vogelbein Fish Pathologist |
VIMS Phone: 804-684-7261 E-mail: wolf@vims.edu |
1) Striped bass mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay 2) Pfiesteria 3) Cancer in Chesapeake Bay fishes......the role of chemical pollution |
